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Sequence-based analysis of properdin deficiency: identification of point mutations in two phenotypic forms of an X-linked immunodeficiency.
Genomics - 1 Sept 1995
Westberg J, Fredrikson G N, Truedsson L, Sjöholm A G, Uhlén M
Abstract excerpt
Properdin deficiency is an inherited X-linked disorder causing increased susceptibility to meningococcal disease. Here, underlying genetic defects in the properdin gene were identified for the first time. Samples from individuals with type I deficiency, defined as complete absence of properdin in serum, and individuals with type II deficiency, characterized by low concentrations of properdin in serum, were...
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